Meng Shaoyuan was busy making money from traitors there, and the Japanese were busy rectifying the Shanghai spy agency.
The two factions were busy with their own affairs, but there was a rare "tranquility" in the Shanghai Public Settlement.
This is the scene that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is most happy to see, especially for the new general director Moyes.
There is nothing more satisfying than this.
It would be best if this peace lasted forever.
Even though he knew it was unlikely.
But it would be good to delay it for one more day.
One after another, the blackmailed traitors came to pay "life-saving money".
Compared to money, it seems that one's own life is more important.
That Young Master Meng often asks for two hundred thousand dollars when he opens his mouth, which is simply an astronomical figure.
But it depends on your attitude, it can be negotiated, it can be negotiated.
For example, there is a traitor who is engaged in fur goods business. His ancestors have been in business for three generations and have considerable savings.
But after being blackmailed by Meng Shaoyuan, he sold his shop and house, took out his savings over the years, sold his wife's dowry, and barely scraped together fifteen thousand US dollars, which was already a huge sum of money.
However, it was still far short of the $200,000 requested by Meng Shaoyuan.
He nervously gave the money, thinking he would be punished. Unexpectedly, the traitor who came to collect the money accepted the money and left him a thousand dollars.
The traitor was at a loss.
The agent said to him: "You actively raised money and became destitute. We all see this, and we will not force your family to die. You can take this thousand dollars and rent a house. It's more than enough to do some business. From now on, you should keep to yourself. If I don't ask you to serve the country, at least don't be a traitor."
The fur trader was grateful. He was originally worried about how his family would live in the future, but now it's better, now it's better.
If I had known that being a traitor would lead to ruin, who would be willing?
This was Meng Shaoyuan's decision after careful consideration. Firstly, he wanted to give these traitors who were not worthy of death a chance. Secondly, he really didn't want to force people to die.
None of these people have particularly serious crimes, and they are not the kind of traitors who commit great crimes and are unrepentant. If they really force one or two to death, it will easily backfire.
Once the Japanese seize the opportunity to publicize it, it is easy to fall into passivity.
When it comes to extortion, you still have to be careful about proportion.
However, after careful calculation, this time I gained a lot. Apart from the money given to Tang Zong, I can still make a lot of money. Something like this can happen every few months in the future.
This traitor is like a weed, if you cut it off, another one will grow naturally.
"Director Meng, Mr. Joy is here."
While Meng Shaoyuan was happily counting money, Wu Jingyi came in to report.
Joey?
If he doesn't stay well at Angus International, what is he doing here?
Meng Shaoyuan collected the money he had just handed over: "Let him come in."
Joey's eyes were dark, and he seemed to have not slept well all night yesterday: "Hey, Meng."
"Are you looking for me if you have something to do?" When he saw Joey's appearance, Meng Shaoyuan and he were old friends, so he skipped the pleasantries and asked directly.
"Yes, I'm in some trouble."
What trouble can you get into as a foreigner? Meng Shaoyuan was very curious: "Tell me, what happened to you that made you so haggard?"
"Meng, I have a friend named Tian Bolie..."
Tian Bolie? Why does it sound so familiar?
Joey sat down opposite Meng Shaoyuan: "He was born in Australia, and later settled in the UK. He served as a reporter for the British Manchester Guardian in Peking. When the Sino-Japanese war broke out, he rushed to Shanghai and has always supported China. The Anti-Japanese War. After the fall of Nanjing, he arrived there as soon as possible..."
Tian Bolie!
Meng Shaoyuan suddenly remembered who this was.
A dear friend of the Chinese people!
Best friend!
This is the only word to describe him!
When Nanjing fell, Tian Bolie ventured to the capital of the Nationalist Government, collected a large amount of first-hand precious information about the Nanjing Massacre, and wrote "Japanese Atrocities Witnessed by Foreigners", which he later took out of Nanjing at great risk.
When the book was published in the UK after many hardships, it quickly caused a sensation.
Like those films, it is irrefutable evidence of the atrocities committed by the Japanese army.
By the way, in the future public trial, he bravely testified in court and angrily told everything he witnessed in Nanjing that day.
It's just that this book "Japanese Military Atrocities Witnessed by Foreigners" had many twists and turns and was lost once. The later version was rewritten based on Tian Bolie's memories.
Some of them are missing.
Meng Shaoyuan asked hurriedly: "Where is Tian Bolie now?"
"Already arrived in Shanghai." Joey sighed: "As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, he first encountered the 'flying baggage gang' and lost all his luggage..."
"Damn it." Meng Shaoyuan couldn't help but cursed.
The so-called "flying gang" refers to thieves and robbers who specialize in stealing and robbing guests from out of town.
When they see outsiders or foreigners, they will often pretend to be enthusiastic and help them show the way. Then they will help them stop the rickshaw. When you get on, they will immediately pick up your luggage and run away.
They know the road well and can run away without a trace in a moment. Even if the victim is lucky enough to catch up, their accomplices who have been waiting there will swarm up, pretend to persuade and ask, surround the victim, and take the opportunity to let the accomplices escape.
do not.
Meng Shaoyuan was excited. Wasn't that copy of "Japanese Military Atrocities Witnessed by Foreigners" among the lost luggage?
But Joey hadn't finished his words yet: "Tian Bolie failed to catch the robber. What's even more unlucky is that he met the 'Flower Arrangement Party' again..."
Meng Shaoyuan could only smile bitterly.
"Flower Arranging Party" sounds pretty good, but what it does has absolutely nothing to do with art.
Often after the "flying package gang" robs the victim's luggage, if the victim is well-dressed, the "flower arrangement gang" will appear soon.
They will ask you hypocritically what things you have lost, and then they will be filled with indignation and say that they must help the victim find these things.
Of course the victim is extremely grateful. At this time, the "flower arranging party" will take him to the so-called "knowledgeable" friends to inquire about the luggage.
By this point, the anxious and helpless victim is completely controlled.
Where will the "flower arrangement party" take them? brothel!
Once there, the victim is completely finished.
The "Flower Arranging Party" pretends to tell you that well-connected friends like to come to this kind of place, and they will come soon, so that they can wait in peace.
The victim is left at the mercy of others.
The turtle man in the brothel will bring you tea and constantly comfort you. There is also a girl who will talk to you and comfort you. When it's time to eat, you don't need to give any instructions, the food will be served naturally.
Seeing that it was evening, the "Flower Arrangement Party" added that the knowledgeable friend might not come today, but would surely come tomorrow, and graciously asked the other party to rest here.
If you are willing to call a girl, he will do it for you. If you are not in the mood, he will not force you.
In short, all expenses will be borne by the "flower arrangement party".
Once you've reached this point, you won't be able to leave even if you want to.
I reluctantly waited until the next day, but the "flower arranging party" guy had disappeared, and the people from the brothel started to collect money.
What about the tea fee, the girl’s companionship fee, the meal fee, and the accommodation fee.
After all, it's the boss's sum of money.
Even if the guests spend all their money, it won't be enough to fill this hole.
Want to find a "flower arrangement party" who promises that the other party will bear all the expenses? Where can you find it?
The thugs from the brothel came out, surrounded the unlucky victim, and stripped off all his clothes, pocket watches, and leather shoes. After much calculation, it was still not enough, so he had to ask his family and friends to borrow money to redeem him.
Because of him, during this period, you still have to eat and drink, right? Always recalculate the money.
Therefore, you cannot fill this hole no matter what. What’s even more tragic is that as a foreigner, how can you fight against them?
If you have friends in Shanghai, please quickly invite them over, find someone to make peace with, and pay a sum of money to escape.
If there is really no profit to be squeezed out, the lucky ones will be beaten and thrown out, and the unlucky ones will be hard to say.
Foreigners are better off. After all, these people are somewhat afraid of foreigners. If they see that the other party really has no money, they will just kick you out with curses.
Tian Bolie was unlucky.
"Where is Tian Bolie now?" Meng Shaoyuan asked.
"Diswell Road Guides."
ah?
I have a headache.
The Japanese army occupied Shanghai, and the northern and eastern areas of the public concession were the Japanese areas.
Later, the Japanese built cross-border roads in the North District, and North Sichuan Road and Dee Siwei Road were also included in their sphere of influence.
In Japan, they blatantly allow cigarettes, gambling, and drugs to be sold openly, and they have also set up a large number of weatherized areas.
This so-called "guide agency" is actually a brothel.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau has no control over it.
"Meng." Joey hurriedly said to Meng Shaoyuan: "Tian Bolie asked me to borrow money over the phone. I knew something was wrong as soon as I heard it. I hurried to the guide agency he mentioned, but I didn't see anyone at all. Those people from the guide agency asked me to settle his account first, but I don’t know Tian Bolie’s current situation, how dare I give them money rashly?”
"Well, that's right." Meng Shaoyuan's mind was racing.
It is not too difficult to rescue Tian Bolie. The key issue lies in the whereabouts of his lost bag and the book "Japanese Atrocities Witnessed by Foreigners".
Meng Shaoyuan called Wu Jingyi in: "Call Sinclair and mobilize our manpower at the same time to arrest all the leaders of Shanghai's fly-by-night gang."
"How to catch him?" Wu Jingyi asked calmly.
"The patrol room is responsible for arresting the gangsters, and our people are responsible for arresting their families." Meng Shaoyuan sneered: "Make room in the warehouse specifically for me. Damn it, I have no time to deal with these gangsters. These gangsters are actually lawless!"
Wu Jingyi was puzzled, why did the flying gang offend Master Meng?
But since it was Master Meng's order, there was no need to ask any more questions, just follow it.
"Joy, come with me to the guide agency." Meng Shaoyuan stood up, took something out of the drawer and stuffed it into his pocket: "I have been to everywhere in Shanghai, but I have never been to a guide agency!"
